Choose wisely (lemmy.today)
U.S. Military Planes Are in Haiti. Haitians Don’t Know Why. (foreignpolicy.com)
In the past several weeks, I have watched dozens of sleek U.S. military planes descend over Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where I live. They were the first flights to land since gangs blockaded and halted commercial air traffic in March. U.S. news reports suggest that the aircraft contained...
Adobe's Employees Are Just As Upset at the Company As Its Users: Report (petapixel.com)
Adobe’s employees are typically of the same opinion of the company as its users, having internally already expressed concern that AI could kill the jobs of their customers. That continued this week in internal discussions, where exasperated employees implored leadership to not let it be the “evil” company customers think...
What happened to the smartest kid in your class?
Justice Thomas raked in staggering $2.4 million in gifts, watchdog says (www.independent.co.uk)
Fix the Court, the group that released the findings, calculated the total in gifts from January 2004 to December 2023 and said the nine current justices received 344 gifts totaling nearly $3million....
me whenever hbomberguy uploads a new video (lemmy.world)
Shameless plug of my playlists:...
Maker of Jeep and Dodge plans to kill chrome on cars, citing risks to those who make it (www.cnn.com)
‘Crime is out of hand’: how young people turned to far right in east German city (www.theguardian.com)
Germans under 25 gave the AfD 16% of their vote in the European elections, with particular support in the east...
Microsoft postpones Windows Recall after major backlash — will launch Copilot+ PCs without headlining AI feature (www.windowscentral.com)
These notifications are bundled together for some reason. So if I want to be notified when my subscriptions renew themselves, I have to also be notified of random games going on sale, too. (fedia.io)
TUXEDO on ARM is coming - TUXEDO Computers (www.tuxedocomputers.com)
Flatpak Firefox (and forks) very slow to start
While other flatpak apps have no problems. Any suggestions?
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider (apnews.com)
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church....
Zoom CEO Wants an AI Avatar to Do Your Job While You’re at the Beach (gizmodo.com)
Running a business using linux
I’ve run a small business for over 10 yeas. I use linux. I’m grateful to the community and I use FOSS where possible....
China to see biggest millionaire exodus in 2024 as many head to U.S. (asia.nikkei.com)
Anon doesn't like simps (sh.itjust.works)
Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals (www.lgbtqnation.com)
This gay veteran spent 2 years in jail because he had sex. He can finally get a pardon. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Shot in 1.6 seconds: Video raises questions about how trooper avoided charges in Black man's death (apnews.com)
Julian Lewis didn’t pull over for the Georgia State Patrol cruiser flashing its blue lights behind him on a rural highway. He still didn’t stop after pointing a hand out the window and turning onto a darkened dirt road as the trooper sounded his siren....
What's you favorite song lyric of all time?
Here’s some of mine....
Finally a useful feature (no) (jlai.lu)
Lindroid is an Android app that lets you run Linux in a container, with support for hardware-acceleration (liliputing.com)
Trump Hits “I Have Black Friends” Stage of Total Racism (newrepublic.com)
“I have so many Black friends that if I were a racist, they wouldn’t be friends, they would know better than anybody, and fast,” Trump said. “They would not be with me for two minutes if they thought I was racist—and I’m not racist!”
The Hyperloop might be a good idea maybe a 100 years from now
HEAR ME OUT BEFORE YOU DOWNVOTE....